Device for pulling automobiles and the like out of mud-puddles, &amp;c.



C. M. G. DBLANO. DEVICE POP. PULLING AUTOMOBILES AND THE Lm; OUT oF-MUD PUDDLBS. 5m.

AYPLIOATXON PLED JULY X2, 1913.

Patented May 12, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

CHARLES MURILLO GBEENLEAF DELAHO, DF WARREN, MAINE. DEVICE FOB. PULLING AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE OUT 0F HUD-PUDDLES, M.

Specioation of Letten Patent.

appueation med July 1s, 191s. serial No. 775,71.

Pabented May 12, 1914.

To all iC/iom, it may concern.'

Be it known that i' CHARLES MoniLLo (luana-anar DELANO, a citizen of the Umted States, residing at Warren, in the county of Knox and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n I )evices for Piillin Antonio )iles and the like Out of Mud-Piu dles, &c.., of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawin s.

This invention comprclien s certain new and useful improvements in devices for pulling automobi es and the like out of mud puddles, ditches, etc.

An object of the invention is to rovide a device of this characterwhich wi l be vof extremely simple construction and operation, which may be readily attached to or removed from the vehicle and which will he highly eflicient and eiective in use.

Another ob'ect is to generalcly improve and simplify t e construction anl operation of devices of this character and increase the efiieiency of the same.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of arts to be hereinafter more fully. descri d, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my invention appliedto un automobile, the lat ter being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a tolp plan view of a portion of the sectional w icel receiving member removed; Fig. 8 is a detail cross-sectional view on theline 3-3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail cross-sectional view of the flexible tire engaging member, said view being taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1..

lteferrin more specifically to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate correspondin parte throughout the several views, 1 esignates the stake which is adapted to be driven into the ground forwardly of the machine, and which ias connected thereto one end of the cable 2 which is engaged over the pulley 3 carried by the hook 4 which is removably enfraged over .the front .axle 5 of an automoile or other vehicle 6, as shown in Fig. 1. The cable is then enga d around .the pulley 7 which is supporte upon the rear axle 8 of the vehicle 6, y means of the hook 9, b which the pulley 7 is carried. The cable 2 is then engaged around the third pulley 10 which is also suspended upon the front axle 5, by meansof the hook 11 by which the pulley 10 is carried, after which the rear end of the cable 2 is fastened to the connected forward ends of the chains 12 which have their rear ends connected with the forward looped ends of the connecting )ins 13 which extend transversely through die opposite ends of the forward plate 14 0f the sectional wheel receiving mciiiher. It will be secu that the wheel receiving member is formed of a plurality of plates 14 which are connected bv the pins 13 which have their opposite ends looped and interlocked, as,clearl f shown at 15, iii Fig. 2. Each pl'ate 14 o the wheel receiving member has one end increased in thickness, as shown at 16, whereb when the wheel receivin member is placed in the m'ud puddle or ditc immediate y in front of the wheel with the thick end 16 toward one side of the. uddle or ditch or outwardly of the same, t is side of the wheel receiving mem` ber will be raised higher than the other side., thereby makin it easier to draw the wheel out of the mii puddle or ditch, as will be readily understood.

The plate at the inner end of the Wheel receiving niembe than the other plates 14 and the. forward looped ends of the pins 13 engaged therethrough are connected with the rear looped ends of the pins of the adjacent plate 14, by the short connecting members 17. It will be understood that when the pulleys are secured to the axles of the vehicle and the wheel receiving member the small plateat the rear end of said ineinbe'r is forced under the rear wheel in the mud puddle or ditch, whereby the wheel may be caused to ride upwardly upon the wheel receiving:r member. It will also be observed that by having the guide pulleys iositioned us herciiihefore set forth` the ca le 2v will be so disposed as to distribute the strain of the )ull tlirou hout the body of the vehicle and also resuil. in the pull being upon the rear axle which.

as is believed to be clearly apparent, is of material.advun nnectcd to the rear looped ends of the pins 13 engaged through the small plate 14 and the rear ed of said small plate. intermediate the en s thereof, by the screw eye 18 or other suitable means, are the forward ends of the cords 19 which are connected to the rear end of the flexible tire engaging placed in position,A

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member Q0, whicn latter is formed of a pair of straps 2l forengagement upon op site sides of the tread portion of the tirs() and connected by the cross straps 22 engaged transversely over the .tread portion of the tire, the construction of the member 2O being clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The forward end of the flexible tire engaging member 20 is retained in position by the forward extremities 23 of the parallel straps 2l and the buckle Q4, said extremities 23 being bentat right angles to the main portions of the parallel straps and enga edaround the inner portion of the tire an the fellv, one of said extremities carryin' the buckle 24, previously mentioned, while the other extremity is provided with a plurality of spaced perforations and adapted for engagement through the buckle, whereby the forward end of the tire encircling member may be readily and securely fastened in po` sition.

lP rom the foregoing, it will be readily seen that l have provided a device which may be readily` attached to automobiles or other vehicles for pulling the rear wheel of the same outv oi amnd puddle or ditch, u on rotation of the rear axle. It will also )e seen that this device may be readily removed from the vehicle and will occupy an extremely small .space when not in use.

It will also be understood that minor changes in the details of construction and arrangements of the parts may kbe made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of the advantages of the same.

lVhat I claim is:--

1. device of the class described comprising a wheel receiving member composed of a lnrality of connected transverse plates each liaving a thick end, thereby raising one side of the wheel receiving member, a tire engaging member connected to the wheel receivl ing member and adapted to be secured upon a tire, a cable connected with the wheel receiving member, an anchoringr member secured to the cable, said cable.

Q. A device of the class described comprising a wheel receiving membei` composed of a plurality of transverse plates having corresponding ends increased in thickness.l said plates being connected b v longitudinal connecting pins extended through the ends of said plates and having their ends interloclted, a Wheel engaging member, one of the plates of the wheel receiving member being.;l smaller than the remaining plates and ot uniform thickness throughout its length, connections between the wheel engaging member and the wheel receiving member, a cable connected with the wheel receiving member, and anchoring means for said cable.

3. A device of the class described comprising a wheel receiving member adapted to be connected to a driving wheel of a vehicle, a flexible member connected with such Wheel receiving member, guide means for the flexible member detachablv engaged with the front and'r'car axles of the vehicle, and anchoring me'iis for said cable.

In testimoniT whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES MORILLO GREENLEAE DELANO.

Witnesses:

iV. H. W'rmn, D. B. S'rannn'r'r;

Copies o! thin patent may be obtained for tive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C."

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